DNC Street Access

Getting around Uptown and First Ward will be a challenge during the Democratic National Convention. To aid residents the City of Charlotte has developed an excellent web site that lists street closure for the DNC .

About First Ward Community Fund

Starting in 1993 First Ward, one of Charlotte's most blighted Uptown neighborhoods, has been completely rebuilt. This occurred in part through funding provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the form of a Hope VI grant.